Rational Clinical Examination Series from JAMA

The Society of General Internal Medicine has compiled the Rational Clinical Exam Series from JAMA, focusing on signs and symptoms to answer questions such as:

Does this patient have dementia?

Holsinger T, Deveau J, Boustani M, Williams JW.
JAMA 2007;297:2391-404. PMID: 17551132

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Does this dyspneic patient in the emergency department have congestive heart failure?

Wang CS, FitzGerald JM, Schulzer M, Mak E, Ayas NT.
JAMA 2005;294:1944-56. PMID: 16234501

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Does this patient with headache have a migraine or need neuroimaging?

Detsky ME, McDonald DR, Baerlocher MO, Tomlinson GA, McCrory DC, Booth CM.
JAMA 2006;296:1274-83. PMID: 16968852

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